As I write today’s message, my thoughts shift towards the ladies. I make this statement because if you hung around a woman long enough, you would hear that they are looking for their “knight in shining armor”. If I was to perform a poll on what their “knight in shining armor” had to have, they would probably say the following set of things: strong, caring, protective, a good listener, one that could cater to my needs and wants, one who has a good job, one whose credit isn’t too bad, and one who loves his mother to name a few things. If truth were told, there’s nothing wrong with the characteristics that a woman desires in their “knights in shining armor”. If we hit the switch on this thing spiritually, we find out that there’s someone who meets these characteristics for a woman. We find someone who will go to battle on your behalf with the quickness! We find someone who will minister to you in your aching moments. This person, this entity, this Anointed One I am making reference to, is our Heavenly Father through His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. This message is conveyed through the Apostle Paul in today’s text.
Today’s message brings us to an epistle written by Paul to the church at Colosse. Scholars refer to the book of Colossians as a mini ethics course where it addresses every area of Christian life. The theme of this book is that the sufficiency of Jesus Christ can meet every need within our respective lives. Within its introductory chapter, Paul gives opening remarks to the church, talks about thanksgiving and prayer, the supremacy of Jesus Christ, and the labor Paul has given to the church. Our main scripture for today comes from Paul’s discussion about thanksgiving and prayer. There, we learn about how God is our knight in shining armor.
The text begins with this thought, “For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness”. If you have watched any medieval-themed movies, you find out that the ladies were captured by the enemy and in turn, placed in jail, placed on a guillotine ready to kill her if the hero does not surrender, and other potential situations. When you think of stuff like that, you really look at those as “dark” situations. Usually, the hero or the knight in shining armor comes through, saves the damsel in distress, and defeats the enemy with his sword and other weaponry. In this same light, God has rescued us from the darkness of financial struggles! He has rescued us from the darkness of emotional hurts! He has rescued us from the darkness of spiritual hurts! He used His Sword (His Word) to defeat the enemy on our behalf! You remember when Jesus faced off against the enemy in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights and as the enemy tried to tempt Him, Christ defeated him with the Word! As He used the Sword, God wants you to use the Sword and cut off the head of the enemy! Aren’t you glad that He is your knight in shining armor that has taken you away from your respective places of darkness?
As our knight in shining armor, God has done this according to Paul, “brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves”. In other words, He has brought you from your pit into your palace! He has brought you from your valley to the peak of the mountain! He has brought you from rainy days to sunshiny days! Aren’t you glad to know that God came and rescued you? Aren’t you glad that He has brought you out of darkness and into His marvelous light? Aren’t you glad He has given you an opportunity to leave the past alone and focus on your future? Aren’t you glad that He has given you a second chance to make your life worthwhile? Aren’t you glad that it was God that was knight in shining armor and not man? Aren’t you glad He brought you from a place of hate to a place of love? I don’t know about you, but I bless God that He is the knight in shining armor!
In closing, my hope and my prayer is that the ladies who will read this message will get a man that fits your attributes, but more importantly, be the man that you need! I pray that God will send you your earthly knight in shining armor! On the spiritual side, it’s already handled because God is our knight in shining armor! He has saved us from the dominion of darkness and He has brought us into His Kingdom where Jesus Christ, His Beloved Son, loves us and cares for us! The next time you watch a movie with a medieval theme, remember that you have a knight in shining armor!
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